Ethiopia: EHRC to Set Up Monitoring Mechanism to Ensure Fair Trial

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Commissioner, Dr. Daniel Bekele said the Commission is setting up a monitoring mechanism to ensure fair trial without involving in the justice system.

In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald, Daniel said that while political leaders and prominent personalities appear in court as suspects of criminal cases, the judicial procedure has to protect their human rights and they have to be given the opportunity to defend themselves.

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